Nicolas Minorsky
Russian-American engineer and scientist (1885–1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nicolas Minorsky (born Nikolai Fyodorovich Minorsky, Russian: Николай Федорович Минорский; 23 September [O.S. 11 September] 1885, Korcheva, Russian Empire – 31 July 1970, Italy) was a Russian American control theory mathematician, engineer[1] and applied scientist. He is best known for his theoretical analysis and first proposed application of PID controllers in the automatic steering systems for U.S. Navy ships.[2]
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Nicolas Minorsky | |
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Nikolai Fyodorovich Minorsky | |
Born | (1885-09-23)23 September 1885 |
Died | 31 July 1970(1970-07-31) (aged 84) Italy |
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Known for | Non-linear Control Theory |
Awards | Montyon Prize (1955) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics, Engineering |
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Thesis | Electronic conduction and ionization in crossed electric and magnetic fields (1929) |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Russian Empire |
Service/ | Imperial Russian Navy |
Years of service | 1908–1918 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
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